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Should Australia recognise the human right to a healthy environment?

  • Written by Meg Good, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
Australia is one of very few countries that does not recognise the right to a healthy environment.Jordan Davis, Author provided

Australia is one of only 15 nations (a list that also includes Canada and the United States) that does not recognise the human right to a healthy environment at the federal level.

Last year, the Australian Panel of Experts...

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